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Constable David Kneller acquitted of charges in Lancaster

The Newmanstown man was found not guilty of reckless endangerment

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Updated:
09/20/2013 09:57:42 AM EDT

A Lebanon County constable who also works in Lancaster County has been acquitted of misdemeanor charges in a case involving the arrest of a woman there.

David Kneller, 36, of Newmanstown, was found not guilty on two counts of recklessly endangering another person by a jury earlier this month, the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal-New Era reported on Friday.

Kneller had been accused of taking Beverly Ayers into custody at her East Lampeter Township home last year, leaving her two boys -ages 4 and 10 - behind.

Kneller's attorney, Jim Swetz, said testimony was given during the two-day trial that showed Kneller waited 30 minutes until the woman's mother-in-law arrived before leaving, the newspaper reported.